Newton to be cancelled.

 

https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/maajid-nawaz/woke-cancel-culture-isaaac-newton-removal-from-syllabus-comedic/


Isaac Newton may have laid the foundations of modern physics, but professors at Sheffield University reportedly think he benefited from “colonial-era activity,” and the engineering curriculum should be “decolonized” as a result.

Newton’s discoveries are not controversial, yet if the documents are to be understood correctly, the fact that they were made during a time of European colonialism makes them suspect. The “historical context” that should be added to lessons is left unexplained, and it is not clear how Newton may have benefited from “colonial-era activity.”

So should the NNSA labs follow suit and start to "decolonize" their science and engineering?

Do you think that China is going to follow suit with this stuff?

Check out Glassdoor!

 

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 I found some great glassdoor ratings for Los Alamos If you like to mountain bike, road bike, hike, camp, ice skate, swim at 7200' elevation, rock climb, run, x-c or downhill ski, this is the place to be! Cons Racist, incompetent, sexist managers; pointless research opportunities that imprison one to work in nuclear bomb research one's entire career (get out asap or you'll never get another good research job at a decent university); lip service only to safety; endless red tape and 'training;' worst joband place to work I have ever experienced. Everyone I know who still works there is staying because of benefits and salary and are counting the days to retirement. Due to Q clearances, people don't get the psch help needed;lots of DV, drinking, stress, anxiety. Advice to Management Promote people to management who actually have skills to do the job; do not promote scientists who have written grants and secured tons of funding for reasearh to management positions.

Attacks Not An Argument

 LLNL Blog makes the news!!!!

Anthony Bothwell, San Francisco

The blog that calls itself "LLNL - The True Story" has had a lively exchange lately regarding the proposal to use affirmative action to select an African American as the next director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

One anonymous post opined that affirmative action is racist. That argument, though legitimate, is overcome by the need to make up for past racist discrimination. Other anonymous critics merely engaged in name-calling (e.g., "nut job") instead of making an argument.

Those whose only answer is ad hominem have no argument.

Another professor is caught.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/mathematics-professor-and-university-researcher-indicted-grant-fraud

I recall a bunch of prestigious professors sent a letter to Biden urging him to stop the Chinese counterintelligence operations. I guess that fell of deaf ears?

The GBSD is coming under attack

 The GBSD is coming under attack. Note the hysteria among the supporters.

https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2021/04/23/lawmakers-dod-officials-joust-over-next-gen-icbm-plans/

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

NNSA Could Improve Prevention and Response Efforts in Its Nuclear Security Forces

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-21-307.pdf

New Mexico just legalized marijuana

 https://www.vox.com/2021/4/12/22360467/new-mexico-marijuana-legalization-law-michelle-lujan-grisham

So New Mexico just legalized pot, just in time for 4/20 for those in the know. Does this mean at LANL that staff can get totally baked over lunch? What about students? This could be a good recruiting tool, come to LANL and at 7000ft you can live the high life....! Weed is tight, weed is tight.

What is the latest at Site 300?

 What is the latest with the NNSA proposal to massively increase the number and size of open air explosive experiments at LLNLs Site 300? There are residential developments in the process of building upwards of 10,000 new homes on both sides of I580 near Corral Hollow Road in the South Tracy.

Sparks flying out of nuclear waste barrel at LANL.

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/sparks-flying-from-nuclear-waste-barrel-prompt-investigation/article_0136daa2-9334-11eb-8d3b-c39673baff5a.html

Given that LANL has trouble dealing with the waste it already has, should they really be trying to machine pits?